Ironing board



March 2 1925. 1,575,553

H. K. DUFFIELD IRONING BOARD Filed Feb. 18, 1925 INVENTOR WITNESS flJK i mam l atented Mar. 2,

UNITED STATES HEnRY Reassessment, or Seem J AcKsonvrLiiE, FLORIDA.

" riaonnve BOARD.

Application filed February 13,-1925. Serial No. 1o,1is. a

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY K. DUFFIE'LD, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Jacksonville, in the county of Duval and State of Florida, have invented new and useful Improvements 'in Ironing Boards, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention has reference to ironing boards.

My primary object is the provision of an ironing board provided with means that form a support for the board and firmly clamp the board on the edge of a table or like support.

A further object is the construction'of an ironing board with an inner central slot through which passes one end of a leg support or prop and in which there are interengaging means between the said prop and board whereby the board may be sustained horizontally or at any desired angle on the prop and further wherein both the prop and board are designed to grip the upper and lower faces of a table ledge or the like.

A still further object is the provision of an ironing board and a supporting prop therefor of a construction whereby the prop may be folded beneath the ironing board when not in use and when in use is adjustably secured to the board and provides with the board gripping means for supporting the board on a table or the like.

To the attainment of the above recited objects and others which will appearas the nature of the invention is better understood, reference is to be had to the drawings which accompany and which form part of this application.

In the drawings Figure l is a side elevation of the he proveinent in applied position, parts being broken away and parts being in section.

Figure 2 is a side elevation showing the supporting prop folded beneath the ironing board, parts being in section.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view approximately on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, the board and prop being moved away from each other, as when the prop is to be adjusted on the board.

Figure 1- is a sectional View arranged in the position illustrated in Figure 3 but with the board turned rightangularly with re-' spect to the prop, as when the T-shaped head on the toothed reinforcing plate on the va T-head l9.

ceived below the rack surface.

rack plate on the prop.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the bracing ,boarclis. to be ren oved froni thechanneled toot-h carrying plate for the ironing board.

Figure (5 is a plan view of the rack plate for the prop.

In the drawings, the board 1' has its inner end centrally provided with a slot 2,

and on the under face of the said board at the terminal of the slot 2 there is secured a transversely arranged reinforcing plate 16. The plate 16 is formed with, a flange 17 at the edge thereof adjacent the end provided by the slot 2 and the said flange at points adjacent to the center thereof is sharpened to form the same with teeth 18. r The flange, at its said center, is integrally formed with The prop 20, at a suitable distance below its head 21 has on its outer face a rack 22. The toothed surfaces of the rack are elevated, that is, the same'have their ends flanged domiwardly as at 23 and from thence outwardly as at 24 andthe portions 24: are secured directly to the prop 20.

The teeth ofthe rack are divided by a central longitudinal slot or opening 25 which is designedto receive the shankQG of the T- head 19 therethrough, the head 19 being. re- By this arrangenient the supporting prop is at alltimes associated with the ironing board, and the same may be folded against the board as disclosed in Figure 2 of the drawings when the device is not in use.

It is believed that the foregoing descrip tion, when taken in connection with the drawings, will fully set forth the construction of my improvement and its advantages and that further description will not be required.

Having described the invention, 1' claim is centrally slotted to receive theT-head ofthe reinforcing plate therein and with which rack the toothed reinforcing plate engages.

2. The combination with a board, having a slotted end, a toothed reinforcing plate having a central depending T-shaped head member, said plate being secured on the under face of the board at the terminal of the slot, a prop having a headed end designed to be received through the slot of the board, a channeled member secured on the prop, having its outer face slotted longitudinally and having transverse teeth to provide a rack plate the T-shaped head of the reinforcing plate designed to be" received through theslot in the said rack, the toothed 10 reinforcing plate adapted for eo-engageelongated element of the T-shaped head in 15 longitudinal alignment with the slot in the rack.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HENRY KREIDER DUFFIELD. 

